Antigua and Barbuda vs Curaçao
Curaçao and Antigua and Barbuda are almost exactly the same size.
Antigua and BarbudaCuraçaoAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Curaçao · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.99× the area of Curaçao. Put the other way, Curaçao is 1.01× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Curaçao | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 444 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 156,263 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 352 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Willemstad |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Curaçao at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Curaçao?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda and Curaçao are almost exactly the same size. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Curaçao covers 444 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Curaçao?
- About 1.0 times: Curaçao has 1.01× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Curaçao look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Curaçao about 1.05×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antigua and Barbuda or Curaçao?
- Curaçao: 156,263 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Curaçao 352 per km².